2023 NCRAAO Conference Educational Sessions

Speaker Qualifications and Background Continuing Education Credit Hours details

Tuesday, June 20
8:30-8:45 AM Opening Ceremony and President’s Welcome – Dixie Saunders, ICA
8:45-9:30 AM Development of the Great River Entertainment Complex – Rob Higgins, General Manager
9:30-10:00 AM Freedom Rocks! – Keynote Speaker: Rep. Ray “Bubba” Sorensen
10:00-10:30 AM Break
10:30-12:00 AM GIS in Assessment Operations – Brent Jones, PE, PLS & Lauren Voelker, Solution Engineer
10:30-12:00 AM Leading Multi-Generations – Chesney Leafblad, CIAO-M & Amanda J. Padgitt, M.S.
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:00-2:15 PM What’s In & What’s Out in the Residential Housing Market – Broker Tammy Dunbar, CRS, GRI, ABR & Jim Horras
1:00-2:15 PM You Have the Numbers, Now What?-Data Visualization Using Excel & Power BI – Jerry Witt, RES, AAS, ICA & Caleb Howard, RES, ICA
2:15-2:45 PM Break
2:45-4:45 PM Valuation of Breweries/Distilleries – Brad Eldridge, MAI, CAE
2:45-4:45 PM Lot Sizing & Pricing – Mike Weeks, CIAO, ICA
4:45 PM Test (Optional) – Lot Sizing & Pricing

Wednesday, June 21
8:00-10:00 AM Incidents & Safety Training for Assessment Professionals – Assessor Larry “Buck” Kooz & Burlington Police Dept. Certified ALICE Instructors
8:00-10:00 AM Commercial Assessment 101 – Randy Ripperger, CAE, ICA
10:00-10:30 AM Break
10:30-12:00 AM Valuation of Renewable Energy – Brad Eldridge, MAI, CAE & Kara Endicott, CAE, RES, RMA
10:30-12:00 AM What Makes a Great Assessor? – Danielle Brazant, Leadership Expert
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:00-2:15 PM Technology Trends & Local Government – Brent Jones, PE, PLS & Lauren Voelker, Solution Engineer
1:00-2:15 PM Thinking Outside the Numbers – Chesney Leafblad, CIAO-M.
2:15-2:45 PM Break
2:45-4:45 PM Up the Creek (Personnel Disasters) – Kara Endicott, CAE, RES, RMA
2:45-4:45 PM Sales Ratio Analysis – Mike Weeks, CIAO, ICA
4:45 PM Test (Optional) – Sales Ratio Analysis